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A Bio-inspired Classification System for Cyber-Physical-Human Identity Resolution
(2020-05)The Internet has created a need for understanding complex technology and identities today. Cybercrime can take years to solve, and a systematic design may aid in more rapid resolution. Classification of identities involves ... -
Optimal Control of Coefficients for the Second Order Parabolic Free Boundary Problems
(2020-05)Dissertation aims to analyze inverse Stefan type free boundary problem for the second order parabolic PDE with unknown parameters based on the additional information given in the form of the distribution of the solution ... -
Characterization of Written Text Using Data and Network Science
(2020-05)The success of humans cannot be attributed to language, but it is certainly true that language and humans are inseparable. Since the first language appeared, we have seen that language continually evolving over space and ... -
Design, Analysis, and Demonstration of a Multipurpose Fluid Tank Dynamics Characterization Platform
(2020-05)The development of a highly versatile multiphase fluid tank characterization platform is essential to the analysis and improvement of propellant storage tanks. The performance of these tanks is highly critical to the ... -
Examining the Impact of Student Motivation on Performance in Mechanical Engineering Design Courses
(2020-05)Design courses are an integral component of undergraduate engineering education. Design is recognized as one of the primary responsibilities of an engineer in industry. New designs are responsible for stimulating sales ... -
Determinants of Safety Outcomes in Organizations: Exploring O*NET Data to Predict Occupational Accident Rates
(2020-05)Workplace safety is of utmost importance given the regular occurrence of both fatal and nonfatal occupational injuries all around the world. Although research in this area is hugely prevalent, it is focused mainly on ... -
Optical Nanoantenna Coupled Detector and Hybrid Surface Waveguide
(2020-05)In recent years, plasmonic resonant antennas have seen widespread consideration in many detection and chemistry applications due to their potential for enhancing and confining the emission and polarization of electromagnetic ... -
Blockchain Interoperability with Cross-chain Stablecoin Payments
(2020-05)A Peer-to-peer payment system was one of the first proposed applications of blockchain technology. Cryptocurrencies have instead been used as a speculative investment. Stablecoins worth approximately 7 billion USD circulate ... -
Infrared Detection and Waveguiding Using Metasurfaces
(2020-05)The goal of this work is to be able to detect thermal radiation in the long-wave and mid-infrared spectrum to a reasonable efficiency. In order to aid this effort, antenna arrays with large collection apertures are coupled ... -
A Study on Reaction Rate Factors of a Single-Step Combustion Mechanism for Gasoline HCCI Combustion
(2020-05)Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) engine has been invented to achieve the advantages of both diesel and gasoline engines. HCCI engine can run with a higher compression ratio like diesel engine in order to ... -
Set Your Sights High: The Effect of Heads-Up Displays on Situation Awareness and Performance for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(2020-05)The purpose of the current study was to examine the effect of two interface designs—traditional and heads-up displays (HUDs)—on situation awareness (SA), performance, and workload for sUAS operations. The study utilized ... -
Analysis of Fatty Acids in Chukchi Sea Sediments
(2020-05)The Arctic Ocean and its marginal seas are key areas for understanding the global climate system. Climate change causes increased terrigenous materials to be carried into the ocean as well as higher production of marine ... -
Flight Path Control During Hypersonic Atmospheric Entry Using Active Magnetic Arrays
(2020-05)The purpose of this thesis is to study the reaction to the Lorentz force induced during the hypersonic regime of flight by an active magnetic field. The effect that a magnetic array has on the flight characteristics of ... -
Navigating the Glass Ladder: A Qualitative Exploration of the Challenges Women Leaders Experience throughout the Process of Promotion in the Manufacturing Industry
(2020-05)As the presence of women in the workplace continues to increase and significant strides have been undertaken to ensure fair and equitable treatment of women in industry, a considerable gap remains in the representation ... -
Flight Testing of the Piper J4A Cub Coupe
(2020-05)Flight testing is an important part of in the airplane design process. This testing is performed to ensure that the airplane complies with the established requirements and regulations for flight safety, as well as to ... -
Thermal Management Design of a 6U CubeSat with a High-Power Additive Manufacturing Payload Using Analytical Modeling with Experimental Validation
(2020-05)As the capacity of compact battery technology for spacecraft missions continue to improve, small payloads are less constrained by power limitations, thus relatively high-power applications may be considered. AddCube is ... -
Critical Elliptic Boundary Value Problems with Singular Trudinger-Moser Nonlinearities
(2020-05)In this dissertation, we prove the existence of solutions for two classes of eliptic problems that are critical with respect to singular Trudinger-Moser embedding. The proofs are based on compactness and regularity arguments. -
Microgravity Emergency Medical Containment System - A Concept of Architecture, Prototyping, and Usability Research
(2020-05)Exploration is intrinsic to human nature but is well understood to be accompanied by inherent risks to the explorer. This is particularly evident in the exploration of extreme environments such as long-duration space ... -
Leading Together: Exploring Conditions for Shared Leadership Emergence in Teams
(2020-05)Modern workplaces require complex teamwork and leadership behaviors to innovate and achieve their goals effectively. Research has found that one of the best ways to help improve team collaboration and performance is to ... -
Use of Garmin Autopilot Envelope Protection System for Simplified Vehicle Operations in General Aviation
(2020-05)The general aviation industry suffers from high rates of fatalities and accidents occurring due to loss of control while in flight. This thesis research aims to implement a simple yet effective simplified vehicle operations ...